Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge


FILE PHOTO The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos Switzerland May 22 2022.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook which is making a big play for virtual reality, has agreed to delay closing its deal for Within Unlimited, maker of the popular fitness app "Supernatural," according to a court filing.

The Federal Trade Commission had filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the deal in July, and had asked a judge in federal court in San Francisco for a temporary restraining order stopping the companies from closing the deal.

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